Vintage lens dragonfly

[jeveretts]

So I took the kit lens off, and popped a Rokkor 50mm F1.4 on. I think manual focusing is easier to wrangle than the AF on my camera. I programmed a button to magnify and it seems to work well.
This was shot around F1.8
I like it, but I think it might benefit from a crop to help composition, but I can't quite wrap my head around it.

 

[mmaria]

crop it

 

[ceeboy14]

I agree with the crop and you might want to check your diopter for manual focus correction. This is just a touch on the soft side of sharp.

 

[jeveretts]

maybe like this?

 

[jeveretts]

I agree with the crop and you might want to check your diopter for manual focus correction. This is just a touch on the soft side of sharp.

Thanks, I should probably check that. But more than likely it or me was moving slightly. His branch was moving a little bit in the wind. I tried to focus right between his eyes. and the DOF is pretty shallow.

 

[mmaria]

why did you place the dragonfly at that spot? I'm thinking on the second posted picture

 

[jeveretts]

why did you place the dragonfly at that spot? I'm thinking on the second posted picture

For whatever reason, I feel like I should crop the background instead of the branch he is on. But I still wanted to keep some of the pink in the background. How would you have done it?

 

[kenerickson]

maybe like this?
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I like this crop , seems to work well. Thanks for sharing.